A man armed with an axe threatened to kill his vulnerable neighbour, wrap his body in carpet and "dump it on the moors".

The victim, who "looks older" than his 54 years because of alcoholism, had befriended Michael Kalmar, 21, and often lent him cigarettes, tobacco, or money, Hull Crown Court heard.

But Kalmar, who lived in a different flat in the same house, turned on him one day after demanding money, and beat him so viciously he felt scared to go out.

He did not report the assault as he "feared repercussions", and did not seek treatment until a friend saw his battered face days later, and after Kalmar had threatened him again.

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In a victim statement, the man said: "This has knocked me sideways and set me back. For a few days I daren't go outside of the house and had to get my friend to come to my house to help me out with shopping, and this has put an extra burden on her.

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"I liked Michael. I trusted him, and there wasn't a week go by I never lent him a fiver or a bit of tobacco or a cigarette, and this is how he repays me. I want to see him punished."

The attack took place at the property in Anlaby Road, west Hull, on July 3.

Prosecutor Lisa McCormick said the victim was in his flat and had "been drinking most of the day, and by his own admission at the time was a struggling alcoholic.

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"The defendant attended outside his flat, threatening to kick the door in and threatening to assault [the victim]. In order to prevent damage he opened it. He refused the defendant entry but the defendant forced his way in.

"He threatened to kill him, to wrap his body up in a roll of carpet in the flat and dump it on the moors. He refused to give the defendant any money, and it's at this point he waves an axe in the face of the complainant making threats to 'pagger' him if he refused to give him money."

After putting the axe down, Kalmar then began punching the man as he sat on a sofa, causing two black eyes, bruising to his left ear, and shoulder area.

Miss McCormick said: "The complainant asked why he'd done this and he did not respond; he simply left the flat."

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The man's friend saw him in the street two days later and went to see his flat was secure. She returned to check on the victim the next day and found Kalmar in the man's flat holding the axe and demanding money.

Fearing for their safety, she said they would get some from a relative and Kalmar let them leave. She then called police and an ambulance.

When police arrived at Kalmar's flat, he said: "I know what you're looking for, an axe. It's over there in a red bag." He later admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

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Kalmar told a probation officer he took the axe with him in a bag but did not take out, and there had previously been "difficulties" between him and the victim.

Richard Thompson, mitigating, said: "The exact circumstances of what happened that day are perhaps not easy to identify.

"This was an argument about money that resulted in this defendant punching the complainant at least twice and causing these injuries, and this defendant regrets that."

Jailing Kalmar for 14 months, Judge Mark Bury told him: "I'm not prepared to say you went in with an axe with the intention of hitting him with it. That said, I'm certain you did have the axe with you and it was on show.

"But it must have been frightening for him - you're a lot younger than him and a lot fitter. To have an axe must have caused him some consternation. I accept you regret what you did."